The Sounds of English Around the World An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
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Most introductions to English phonetics and phonology focus primarily on British or American English, which fails to account for the rich diversity of English varieties globally. This book addresses this gap, providing an overview of English phonetics and phonology through an exploration of the sounds of English around the world, including older varieties of English such as American, Canadian, British, and Australian Englishes, as well as new varieties of English such as Indian, Singaporean, Hong Kong, and Kenyan English. It…
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Key features
- Provides a broader and more expansive focus on English phonetics and phonology through the sounds of English spoken around the world
- Incorporates listening exercises in every chapter to facilitate understanding of different concepts and constructs, and is accompanied by a website which includes examples of Englishes from around the world, to familiarize readers with a range of varieties of English
- Equips readers with the tools to acknowledge, understand, and analyze similarities and differences across Englishes worldwide, and to analyze their own phonological features, through exercises on phonetic transcription and acoustic analysis
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108894562
- Subjects Language and Linguistics,Phonetics and Phonology,Sociolinguistics and Language in Society
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 02 November 2023
- ISBN: 9781108841665
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 0.81kg
- Page extent: 372 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 02 November 2023
- ISBN: 9781108795029
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 0.68kg
- Page extent: 372 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 25 August 2023
- ISBN: 9781108894562
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